Polona Hercog vs Shuai Zhang — Marrakech Round of 32

Marrakech · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 April 2014
clay
Shuai Zhang
CHN7
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1598Clay ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Hercog P.
6-2 6-2
Zhang S.
Hercog P.
662
Zhang S.
220

Polona Hercog defeated Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-2 in the Marrakech round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Shuai Zhang in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-09-24WuhanR32hardShuai Zhang6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Hercog P.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
55
Break points won·Slight edge
75
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
82

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Zhang S.
Freshness·Even
100
96

Hercog P.: 20 days rest · Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Torro Flor M.
Oprandi R.
6-33-66-3
Semi-finals
Oprandi R.
Hantuchova D.[1]
7-53-66-3
Torro Flor M.
Muguruza G.[5]
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Hantuchova D.[1]
Peng S.[6]
W/O
Oprandi R.
Meusburger Y.[3]
6-46-4
Muguruza G.[5]
Peer S.
6-36-1
Torro Flor M.
Hercog P.
7-637-65
R16
Hantuchova D.[1]
Dominguez Lino L.
7-56-2
Meusburger Y.[3]
Cabeza Candela E.
6-06-2
Oprandi R.
Garcia Vidagany B.
6-25-76-2
Hercog P.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-16-4
Torro Flor M.
Arruabarrena L.
6-16-2
Peer S.
Mayr Achleitner P.
7-644-67-63
Muguruza G.[5]
Voegele S.
6-36-2
Peng S.[6]
Zanevska M.
6-47-65
R32
Zanevska M.
Atik R.
6-26-0
Peng S.[6]
Jabeur O.
6-42-66-1
Meusburger Y.[3]
Cetkovska P.
6-36-3
Cabeza Candela E.
Scheepers C.
6-37-62
Oprandi R.
Grymalska A.
5-76-16-4
Garcia Vidagany B.
Schiavone F.[8]
6-36-2
Hercog P.
Zhang S.[7]
6-26-2
Torro Flor M.
Jovanovski B.[4]
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[5]
Glushko J.
6-26-2
Voegele S.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-2
Peer S.
Martic P.
6-26-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-27-5
Arruabarrena L.
Radwanska U.
6-16-3
Hantuchova D.[1]
Voracova R.
3-66-27-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-46-1
Mayr Achleitner P.
Svitolina E.[2]
7-623-66-2